Throughout the month of March, students in grades 9 to 12 explored ways to make their lives – and ours – greener with a High School Climate Convention, inspired by the France’s Convention citoyenne pour le climat.
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Category: Global Citizenship
Voyage en Francophonie…with Yseult, Emel, Andréanne, Moonaya, et Mino….
On Saturday, March 20, International Day of Francophonie, please join us for a special free live concert on our Facebook page. The concert features exceptional women who, in their country, in their lives, are resistance fighters or pioneers, and use their talent to sing loud and clear about their place in the world.
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Voyage en francophonie: Yseult, Emel, Andréanne, Moonaya, Mino….
Le 20 mars prochain, jour de la Francophonie, nous vous invitons à un concert gratuit exceptionnel en direct sur notre page Facebook.
À l’affiche, des femmes exceptionnelles qui, dans leur pays, dans leur vie, sont des résistantes ou des pionnières, et se servent de leur talent pour chanter haut et fort leur place dans le monde.
Evelyne Estey Awarded Insignia of Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor
Evelyne Estey was awarded the insignia of Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur by M. Philippe Etienne, Ambassador of France in the United States, at the Lycée Français de New York on Monday, March 15.
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Students Reflect on the Future of our Planet
The Lycée’s Science Department is guiding students in ninth to twelfth grade through a “Convention Lycéenne pour le Climat,” a high-school wide project designed to help them engage in issues of climate change and work towards a more sustainable future.
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Let’s Talk: Creating an Engaging Classroom for All Students
For the 2020-21 school year, Cassandre Milard, a learning specialist in the Lycée’s Elementary School, has been given a research grant from the Lycée to help faculty and staff create more inclusive classroom environments. As part of her grant, she led a series of six optional training sessions called, “Let’s
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Going Deeper to Develop a True Intercultural Mindset
Actively engaged in student equity and inclusion activities at the Lycée since 2018, Portia Morrell, computer science teacher in the Secondary, saw a need to build stronger links between her work with students and deepening DEI efforts among our faculty and staff, and also parents. For the 2020-21 school year
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Diving into Francophone Literature with Abdourahman Waberi
Acclaimed author Abdourahman Waberi was invited by the Lycée Français de New York’s Cultural Center on November 6th to participate virtually in a conversation with the French Department about Francophone literature. Abdourahman Waberi is Assistant Professor of Francophone Literature and Cinema, and French Literature at George Washington University in Washington DC.
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Working on Equity – Student DEI Workshops
Early in the morning on October 2nd, eight collège students logged into Zoom for a session entitled “Understanding Black Culture”. Led by Terminale students Raheem and Moussa, they discussed food, clothing, rap, jazz, and iconic TV shows. Then a photo of Kim Kardashian in fulani braids popped up on the
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Lycée Joins National Tributes to Samuel Paty
In a letter to the Lycée community on October 18, Evelyne Estey, the Lycée’s head of school, paid tribute to Samuel Paty, the French history-geography teacher who was killed outside his school, and teachers everywhere. Mr. Paty had been guiding his students in a discussion of freedom of expression around
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